The former head of a program that received funds for homeless housing pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal charge for defrauding the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority of more than $23 million, including $8 million that prosecutors say went toward designer clothing, luxury vacations and properties in Westwood and Greece.
Alexander Soofer, 42, of Westwood, is scheduled to be sentenced on April 7 for his guilty plea to wire fraud. The charge could carry up to 20 years in prison. The plea agreement calls for him to forfeit all of his ill-gotten money and belongings.
In his plea agreement, he acknowledged obtaining $23 million in public money intended to combat homelessness, at least some of which he admits he obtained through fraud, pocketing at least $2 million in taxpayer money for his own personal enrichment and for businesses unrelated to homeless housing, according to he U.S. Attorney’s Office…